81 FR 26252 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 84 (May 2, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 26252-26255] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-10185] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20775; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, previously the Office of the State Archaeologist Burials Program, has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program at the address in this notice by June 1, 2016. ADDRESSES: Lara Noldner, Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, 700 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under the control of the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, Iowa City, IA. The human remains were removed from Allamakee, Clay, Des Moines, Louisa and Woodbury Counties, Iowa. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; and the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. History and Description of the Remains At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals were removed from site 13AM1 in Allamakee County, IA, by avocational archeologist H.P. Field. These human remains were discovered by Luther College in Decorah, IA, among the archeological materials from the site that had not received from Field. Following their discovery, Luther College transferred the human remains to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 2001. Four of the individuals are adults and are represented by four incomplete femora. The fifth individual, a child or young juvenile, is represented by a hand phalanx. Other incomplete adult bone fragments could not be assigned to any specific individual (Burial Project 1518). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 13AM10 in Allamakee County, IA. These human remains were discovered among archeological materials received from Luther College, in Decorah, IA, by the Missouri Department of Transportation. After being identified as originating from Iowa, the human remains were returned to Iowa and transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. Former Luther College anthropology professor Dale Henning reported the tooth originally may have been part of the Gavin Sampson Collection at the Luther College Archaeological Repository. The tooth represents a middle-aged to older adult of indeterminate sex (BP 2385). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 13AM21 in Allamakee County, IA, by avocational archeologist H.P. Field. These human remains were identified by Luther College, in Decorah, IA, among the archeological materials from the site that it had received from Field. Following their discovery, Luther College transferred the human remains to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 2001. The individual is represented by a nearly complete right temporal bone and is estimated to be approximately 2.5 to 3.5 years old (BP 1475). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. [[Page 26253]] In 1958, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 13AM43 in Allamakee County, IA. Additional human remains excavated from the same site, representing, at minimum, 29 individuals, were published in a previous Notice of Inventory Completion (62 FR, 53023-53025), and were reburied in Iowa in 1997 by the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The human remains of one subadult had been mislabeled and were therefore not identified until recently. The individual is represented by a fairly complete skeleton and is estimated to be approximately 6-12 months old (BP 115). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from site 13AM52 in Allamakee County, IA. Gavin Sampson, an avocational archeologist, collected materials from archeological sites primarily in Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties from the 1940s through the 1960s. In 1969, he donated his collection to Luther College in Decorah, IA. Among the Sampson Collection were human skeletal remains from site 13AM52. In 1995, Luther College transferred the human remains to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. A young to middle-aged adult, possibly male, is represented by a hand phalanx and 22 foot bones. Two of the individuals are subadults, each of whom is represented by a single tooth. Their respective ages are estimated to be 9.7 to 11.1 years and 15.1 to 15.8 years (Burial Project 921). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, seven individuals were removed from site 13AM59 in Allamakee County, IA. Somehow, these human remains were in the collections of Effigy Mounds National Monument. In 1987, Effigy Mounds National Monument transferred these human remains to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The incomplete and fragmentary human remains represent two subadults and five adults (BP 226). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 13AM60 in Allamakee County, IA. Avocational archeologist Gavin A. Sampson conducted several surface surveys of the Malone Cemetery (13AM60). Sampson salvaged several burials and the associated artifacts that had been disturbed by hog rooting activity. Human remains were also displaced from a burial on a ridge adjacent to the site. All human remains and artifacts were curated at Luther College in Decorah, IA. Human remains of the individual reported here were transferred from Luther College to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, likely in the 1970s. The human remains represent an adult female approximately 25 to 35 years in age (BP 3094). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 2002, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 13AM200 in Allamakee County, IA during an archeological field school conducted by Luther College, Decorah, IA. A bone fragment found at the base of a pit feature was identified as possibly human during laboratory analysis of the material recovered from the excavation. It was transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 2002. The bone fragment, an incomplete left innominate fragment, represents an adult of indeterminate age and sex (BP 1589). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In either 1976 or 1980, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 13AM210 in Allamakee County, IA. Cultural and osteological material collected from the surface were housed at the Luther College Archaeological Laboratory, in Decorah, IA. During examination of the collections, two bone fragments collected in 1980 were identified as human. They were transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 2003. The individual is represented by two long bone fragments. The individual is of an indeterminate age and sex (BP 1620). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 13AM404 in Allamakee County, IA. The human remains consist of a single human tooth recovered from the Oneota component of 13AM404 during Phase II archeological testing conducted by Bear Creek Archaeology Inc. in Cresco, IA. In 2006, the tooth was transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program from the Luther College Archaeology Lab, Decorah, IA. The molar represents an adult of unknown age and sex (Burial Project 1971). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1998, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were recovered from site 13CY2, Gillet Grove, in Clay County, IA, during an excavation by the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Archaeological Field School under the direction of Joseph Tiffany. Soil samples were taken from storage pit features at the site, and then processed at the Iowa State University Archaeological Laboratory (ISUAL), in Ames, IA. A human tooth recovered from one of the samples and was transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 1998. The tooth represents a young to middle-aged adult of unknown sex (Burial Project 1248). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1968, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from site 13DM3 in Des Moines County, IA, during a summer field school excavation of the site by Grinnell College and University of Iowa students under the direction of Dean Straffin. All materials excavated were taken to the University of Iowa Geology Repository. In December 1996, University of Iowa geology professor Holmes Semken identified human skeletal remains in the Geology Repository collection from site 13DM3. The human remains were removed from the collection and transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. A radiocarbon date reported from the feature from which the human remains were removed is A.D. 140095 years. The three individuals represent an older juvenile to young adult, and two subadults, aged about 3.5-4.5 years old and about 7-9 years (Burial Project 1097). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1971 and 1972, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from site 13DM101 in Des Moines County, IA, during archeological excavations. The excavations were carried out by Dean Straffin, then of Parsons College, Fairfield, IA, under the auspices of the Office of the State Archaeologist. One cranial fragment was recovered, and was identified as human during laboratory examination of the collections in 1994 and 1995. The human remains were immediately transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The human remains represent two older juvenile to young adult [[Page 26254]] individuals (BP 995). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1972, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from site 13DM140 in Des Moines, IA. The human remains were exposed during the digging of a house foundation by homeowner Mike Kelley, who immediately stopped construction, removed the exposed bones, and contacted the Iowa Assistant State Archaeologist. An emergency archeological excavation was conducted at the site. The materials collected during the archeological excavation were kept at Parsons College in Fairfield, IA. Following the closure of Parsons College, the 13DM140 site collection was transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist. During a meeting with R. Eric Hollinger in 1996, Kelley turned over the human skeletal remains he himself had collected from the exposed burial in 1972. These human remains were then transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, where they joined additional human remains from the same site. The human remains represent two adults, one aged 25-35 years, possibly female, and a possible male of unknown age (Burial Project 993). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1970 and 1996, human remains representing, at minimum, 14 individuals were removed from site 13LA1 in Louisa County, IA. The site has been the subject of archeological excavations on several occasions. Several test units were excavated at 13LA1 in 1970. In 1996, a summer field school was conducted by the University of Illinois-Urbana Department of Anthropology and the Iowa Archaeological Society at the site. All materials recovered in both 1970 and 1996 were housed in the Office of the State Archaeologist. All human remains collected were transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The human remains represent four subadults, two older juveniles to young adults, six adults, and two individuals who could be either subadults or adults (BP 973, 1029, 1422). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from site 13WD6 in Woodbury County, IA. These human remains were housed at the Sanford Museum in Cherokee, IA, until their transfer to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, in 1997 and 2009. The human remains were likely removed during salvage excavations conducted in 1957 by members of the Iowa Archaeological Society, following disturbance to the site caused by quarrying operations. Other human remains known to have been recovered from this site in 1957 have previously been published in a notice (62 FR, 53023-53025) and reburied in Iowa. The human remains reported here represent one juvenile and one adult (Burial Project 1160, 3035). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 13WD7 in Woodbury County, IA. These human remains were collected by Amy Harvey, whose doctoral research focused on Oneota sites in Iowa. She received her doctorate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 1960s. Later, she took a teaching position at Stephens College in Columbia, MO, and stored the materials she had collected for her doctoral research there. In 2010, the Office of the State Archaeologist located the human skeletal remains from site 13WD7 still stored at Stephens College, and in 2013, it transferred them to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. How the human remains came to be in Harvey's possession is unknown. The individual is estimated to be an older juvenile or young adult (BP 2952). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1993, 1994, and 1996, human remains representing, at minimum, seven individuals were removed from site 13WD8 in Woodbury County, IA. In 1993, flood damage and erosion of 13WD8 exposed human remains at the site. On two separate occasions, an unknown collector, on an unknown date removed exposed human remains from the site. Human remains were also recovered during an archeological salvage excavation of the site in 1994. In 1996, students on a field trip reported additional human remains eroding from the west cut-bank of the Little Sioux River to the Woodbury County Sheriff, and the Office of the State Archaeologist was notified. All human remains were transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. They represent two young adults (one possible female and one of indeterminate sex), an adult of indeterminate sex, an older adult of indeterminate sex, a 25 to 35 year old male, a young juvenile of indeterminate sex, and a subadult approximately one to three years old (BP 950). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 2000, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 13WD55 in Woodbury County, IA. In the spring of 2000, the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program and members of the office's Indian Advisory Council visited site 13WD55 after being contacted by the Woodbury County Medical Examiner's office regarding exposed human remains in a burial near the Little Sioux River. Site 13WD55 is a late prehistoric, open habitation Oneota site with isolated burials. The individual is represented by a nearly complete skeleton and is estimated to be approximately 8-10 years of age (Burial Project 1391). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. All human remains originating from the sites described above were determined to be associated with the Oneota tradition based on archeological evidence. At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 14 individuals were removed from site 13AM60 in Allamakee County, IA. These human remains were part of the Collection made by Amy Harvey (described above). Human skeletal remains from 13AM60, which had been stored at Stephens College, were transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 2013. How the human remains came to be in Harvey's possession is unknown. The commingled human remains represent 11 adults and three subadults. Among the adults are five possible males and two females. The three subadults represented are: A newborn-1.5 year-old, a 2.5-3.5 year-old, and a 7.5-9.5 year-old (Burial Project 2566, 2567). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains from site 13AM60 are identified as associated with the Oneota tradition based on archeological and archival evidence. At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from an unknown site somewhere in Woodbury County, IA. The human remains were found by an unknown individual along the Little Sioux River, south of Correctionville, IA. Deputies from the Correctionville Sheriff's Office collected the human remains and additional materials from two other areas located farther south along the river. All human remains and artifacts collected were transferred to the Office of the State [[Page 26255]] Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in early 2014. The individuals are young adults of indeterminate sex, each represented by cranial remains (Burial Project 2971). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains from Woodbury County, IA, have been identified as associated with the Oneota tradition based on their proximity to several other Oneota sites in the area. At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from an unknown site in Iowa. These human remains were part of the collection made by Amy Harvey (described above). Human skeletal remains found in material labeled as ``NE Iowa, Orr Focus,'' which had been stored at Stephens College, were transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 2010 and 2013. How the human remains came into Harvey's possession is unknown. The human remains represent an adult male aged approximately 30-50 years and an older adult of indeterminate sex (Burial Project 2893, 2955). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains from the unknown site in Iowa have been identified as associated with the Oneota tradition based on osteological and archival evidence. All human remains reported in this Notice were identified as Native American based on documented association with, or proximity to, Oneota archeological sites. Determinations Made by the {Museum or Federal Agency{time} Officials of the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program have determined that: Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 73 individuals of Native American ancestry. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), there are no associated funerary objects included in this Notice. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. Additional Requestors and Disposition Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Lara Noldner, Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa, 700 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, email [email protected], by June 1, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma may proceed. The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program is responsible for notifying the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma that this notice has been published. Dated: March 31, 2016. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2016-10185 Filed 4-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-50-P
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represent the physical remains of 63 remains, in consultation with the Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; and the
individuals of Native American appropriate Indian tribes or Native Ponca Tribe of Nebraska.
ancestry. Hawaiian organizations, and has
History and Description of the Remains
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), determined that there is a cultural
the 165 objects described in this notice affiliation between the human remains At an unknown date, human remains
are reasonably believed to have been and present-day Indian tribes or Native representing, at minimum, five
placed with or near individual human Hawaiian organizations. Lineal individuals were removed from site
remains at the time of death or later as descendants or representatives of any 13AM1 in Allamakee County, IA, by
part of the death rite or ceremony. Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian avocational archeologist H.P. Field.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there organization not identified in this notice These human remains were discovered
is a relationship of shared group that wish to request transfer of control by Luther College in Decorah, IA, among
identity that can be reasonably traced of these human remains should submit the archeological materials from the site
between the Native American human a written request to the Office of the that had not received from Field.
remains and associated funerary objects State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Following their discovery, Luther
and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Program. If no additional requestors College transferred the human remains
Fort Berthold Reservation, North come forward, transfer of control of the to the Office of the State Archaeologist
Dakota. human remains to the lineal Bioarchaeology Program in 2001. Four
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native of the individuals are adults and are
Additional Requestors and Disposition represented by four incomplete femora.
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
Lineal descendants or representatives notice may proceed. The fifth individual, a child or young
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian juvenile, is represented by a hand
DATES: Lineal descendants or
organization not identified in this notice phalanx. Other incomplete adult bone
representatives of any Indian tribe or
that wish to request transfer of control fragments could not be assigned to any
Native Hawaiian organization not
of these human remains and associated specific individual (Burial Project 1518).
identified in this notice that wish to No known individuals were identified.
funerary objects should submit a written
request transfer of control of these No associated funerary objects are
request with information in support of
human remains should submit a written present.
the request to Lara Noldner, Office of
request with information in support of At an unknown date, human remains
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
the request to the Office of the State representing, at minimum, one
Program, University of Iowa, 700 S.
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program individual were removed from site
Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242,
at the address in this notice by June 1, 13AM10 in Allamakee County, IA.
telephone (319) 384–0740, email lara-
2016. These human remains were discovered
noldner@uiowa.edu, by June 1, 2016.
After that date, if no additional ADDRESSES: Lara Noldner, Office of the among archeological materials received
requestors have come forward, transfer State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology from Luther College, in Decorah, IA, by
of control of the human remains and Program, 700 S. Clinton Street, Iowa the Missouri Department of
associated funerary objects to the Three City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384– Transportation. After being identified as
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 0740, email lara-noldner@uiowa.edu. originating from Iowa, the human
Reservation, North Dakota may proceed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is remains were returned to Iowa and
The Office of the State Archaeologist here given in accordance with the transferred to the Office of the State
Bioarchaeology Program is responsible Native American Graves Protection and Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program.
for notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Former Luther College anthropology
of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 3003, of the completion of an inventory professor Dale Henning reported the
Dakota that this notice has been of human remains under the control of tooth originally may have been part of
published. the Office of the State Archaeologist the Gavin Sampson Collection at the
Bioarchaeology Program, Iowa City, IA. Luther College Archaeological
Dated: March 31, 2016.
The human remains were removed from Repository. The tooth represents a
Melanie O’Brien, middle-aged to older adult of
Allamakee, Clay, Des Moines, Louisa
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. indeterminate sex (BP 2385). No known
and Woodbury Counties, Iowa.
[FR Doc. 2016–10184 Filed 4–29–16; 8:45 am] This notice is published as part of the individuals were identified. No
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P National Park Service’s administrative associated funerary objects are present.
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 At an unknown date, human remains
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in representing, at minimum, one
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR this notice are the sole responsibility of individual were removed from site
the museum, institution, or Federal 13AM21 in Allamakee County, IA, by
National Park Service avocational archeologist H.P. Field.
agency that has control of the Native
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20775; American human remains. The National These human remains were identified
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Park Service is not responsible for the by Luther College, in Decorah, IA,
determinations in this notice. among the archeological materials from
Notice of Inventory Completion: Office the site that it had received from Field.
of the State Archaeologist, University Consultation Following their discovery, Luther
of Iowa, Iowa City, IA A detailed assessment of the human College transferred the human remains
remains was made by the Office of the to the Office of the State Archaeologist
srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice. State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Bioarchaeology Program in 2001. The
Program professional staff in individual is represented by a nearly
SUMMARY: The Office of the State consultation with representatives of the complete right temporal bone and is
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; the estimated to be approximately 2.5 to 3.5
previously the Office of the State Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; the Otoe- years old (BP 1475). No known
Archaeologist Burials Program, has Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; individuals were identified. No
completed an inventory of human the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; the Ponca associated funerary objects are present.
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Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program Additional Requestors and Disposition 708–2301. Copies of non-confidential
in early 2014. The individuals are young Lineal descendants or representatives documents filed in connection with this
adults of indeterminate sex, each of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian investigation are or will be available for
represented by cranial remains (Burial organization not identified in this notice inspection during official business
Project 2971). No known individuals that wish to request transfer of control hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the
were identified. No associated funerary of these human remains should submit Office of the Secretary, U.S.
objects are present. a written request with information in International Trade Commission, 500 E
The human remains from Woodbury support of the request to Lara Noldner, Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,
County, IA, have been identified as Office of the State Archaeologist telephone (202) 205–2000. General
associated with the Oneota tradition Bioarchaeology Program, University of information concerning the Commission
based on their proximity to several other Iowa, 700 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City, may also be obtained by accessing its
Oneota sites in the area. IA 52242, telephone (319) 384–0740, Internet server at http://www.usitc.gov.
email lara-noldner@uiowa.edu, by June The public record for this investigation
At an unknown date, human remains may be viewed on the Commission’s
representing, at minimum, two 1, 2016. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer electronic docket (EDIS) at http://
individuals were removed from an edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired
unknown site in Iowa. These human of control of the human remains to the
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; the persons are advised that information on
remains were part of the collection this matter can be obtained by
made by Amy Harvey (described above). Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; the Otoe-
Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; contacting the Commission’s TDD
Human skeletal remains found in terminal on (202) 205–1810.
material labeled as ‘‘NE Iowa, Orr the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; the Ponca
Tribe of Nebraska; and the Ponca Tribe SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Focus,’’ which had been stored at
Stephens College, were transferred to of Indians of Oklahoma may proceed. Commission instituted this investigation
the Office of the State Archaeologist The Office of the State Archaeologist on October 27, 2014, based on a
Bioarchaeology Program in 2010 and Bioarchaeology Program is responsible Complaint filed by Nobel Biocare
2013. How the human remains came for notifying the Iowa Tribe of Kansas Services AG of Kloten, Switzerland and
into Harvey’s possession is unknown. and Nebraska; the Iowa Tribe of Nobel Biocare USA, LLC of Yorba
The human remains represent an adult Oklahoma; the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Linda, California (collectively,
male aged approximately 30–50 years Indians, Oklahoma; the Omaha Tribe of ‘‘Nobel’’), as supplemented. 79 FR
and an older adult of indeterminate sex Nebraska; the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; 63940–41 (Oct. 27, 2014). The
(Burial Project 2893, 2955). No known and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Complaint alleges violations of section
individuals were identified. No Oklahoma that this notice has been 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
associated funerary objects are present. published. amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (‘‘section
337’’), in the sale for importation,
The human remains from the Dated: March 31, 2016.
importation, and sale within the United
unknown site in Iowa have been Melanie O’Brien, States after importation of certain dental
identified as associated with the Oneota Manager, National NAGPRA Program. implants by reason of infringement of
tradition based on osteological and [FR Doc. 2016–10185 Filed 4–29–16; 8:45 am] certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos.
archival evidence. All human remains BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 8,714,977 (‘‘the ’977 patent’’) and
reported in this Notice were identified 8,764,443 (‘‘the ’443 patent’’). The
as Native American based on Complaint further alleges the existence
documented association with, or INTERNATIONAL TRADE of a domestic industry. The
proximity to, Oneota archeological sites. COMMISSION Commission’s Notice of Investigation
Determinations Made by the {Museum named as respondents Neodent USA,
[Investigation No. 337–TA–934]
or Federal Agency} Inc., of Andover, Massachusetts and
Certain Windshield Wiper Devices and JJGC Indústria e Comércio de Materiais
Officials of the Office of the State Components; Commission Final Dentários S/A of Curitiba, Brazil
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program Determination of Violation of Section (collectively, ‘‘Respondents’’). The
have determined that: 337; Termination of Investigation; Commission previously terminated the
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Issuance of Limited Exclusion Order investigation in part as to certain claims
human remains described in this notice of the ’443 patent. Notice (Apr. 29,
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 2015); Order No. 22 (Apr. 8, 2015). The
represent the physical remains of 73
Commission. Commission also amended the Notice of
individuals of Native American
ancestry. ACTION: Notice. Investigation to reflect the corporate
name change of Neodent USA, Inc. to
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Instradent USA, Inc. Notice (May 6,
there are no associated funerary objects the U.S. International Trade 2015); Order No. 24 (Apr. 9, 2015). The
included in this Notice. Commission has found a violation of use of the term ‘‘Respondents’’ herein
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as refers to the current named respondents.
is a relationship of shared group amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (‘‘section On October 27, 2015, the ALJ issued
identity that can be reasonably traced 337’’) in the above-captioned his final ID, finding a violation of
between the Native American human investigation. The Commission has section 337 with respect to asserted
srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
remains and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas determined to issue a limited exclusion claims 15, 18, 19, 30, and 32 of the ’443
and Nebraska; the Iowa Tribe of order. The investigation is terminated. patent, and finding no violation with
Oklahoma; the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: respect to asserted claim 17 of the ’443
Indians, Oklahoma; the Omaha Tribe of Megan M. Valentine, Office of the patent and all of the asserted claims of
Nebraska; the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; General Counsel, U.S. International the ’977 patent. In particular, the final
and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., ID finds that the accused products
Oklahoma. Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) infringe claims 1–5 and 19 of the ’977
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| Dates | Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 26252 |
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